The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-01-01
Maryland Affairs.

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Elizabeth Burrier, aged so, died in Wood
berry lastweek.
Over at Chestertown, in Kent county, last
Monday, eggs were selling at fifty cents a
dozen.
Mrs. Henry Dryden, over 20 years of age,
died suddenly of heart disease last Friday at
Pocomoke City.
George W. Sheive, of Baltimore, grand
lecturer of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Maryland, died on Monday.
There we're but 116 deaths in Baltimore
last week, and there was falling off in the
births also, the number being only %.
Frederick Keeper. aged rs years and 4
months, and John Wallace, aged 70 years.
both died in Frederick on Friday of last week..
Hon. VIM. Kimmel, ex-C Congressman from
the third district of Maryland. died at his res
idence in Baltimore on Tuesday, in his 10Th
year.
A fire at Upper Marlboro, on Thursday
morning destroyed dozen buildings, entail
ing loss of over S25, 900, partly covered by
insurance.
The streets of Pocomoke City are to be
! lighted by electricity. Thirty-three Edison
i incandescent lights have been contracted for
at $500 per annum.
John Wallace, county coroner, aged about
80 years, was found dead in one of the corri-
doris of Montevue Hospital, near Frederick,
on Saturday morning.
Joseph Lynch, a keeper of spear CIDER
saloon at Northeast in the local option county
of Cecil, was shot on last Friday afternoon by
Charles Biddle, and dangerously wounded.
Satterfeld & Moore's planning mill at
Greensboro, Caroline county, was burned on
Saturday night. The fire is attributed to the
carelessness of intoxicated celebrators of the
day.
Plato Bessick, colored, about 60 years old,
living in the vicinity of Lapidum, fell down
the stairs in his house on Friday morning of
last week and broke his neck, causing his
instant death.
Mrs. Eliza Edwards, of Baltimore, on
Tuesday night put her bed alongside Stow
and lay down to sleep. The bed caught FIRE
from the stove, and she was fatally burned.
Her age was SO years.
Gov. Lloyd has appointed Friday, the 25th
of February, for the hanging of James Stew
ems, negro, convicted in Somerset county of
committing a felonious assault on Mary Ire
hern, an aged white woman.
Edward G. C. Mertins, youngest son of the
late Frederick Mertins, died at Cumberland,
on Sunday night of rheumatism of the heart,
in his 18th year. The fatal disease was
brought on by becoming overheated playing
base ball.
The roster of the State militia comprises
147 commissioned officers and 1878 enlisted
men, or a total of 1865 rank and file. Thfre
are 2 regiments of 10 companies each ana
battalions of 4 companies each and 10 ihde
pendent companies.
Nathaniel II. Geles, colored, of Baltimore,
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ing last and died on Tuesday. M. cause,
except religious excitement can be assigned
| for the deed, as he was sober, jpd2Stx s and
had accumulated some prop1
| Near MiddLh n
6cked him sense
H.fything he had on
& and escaped.
&c lamar fell from wagon, loaded
\ with coal, near Elkton, early on Thursday
morning, and the wheels passed over his neck,
nearly severing his head. Another heavily
laden wagon also passed over his body before
it was discovered. He was horribly crushed.
7. Harrison Garrett has presented to the
Society for the Protection of Children from
Cruelty and immortality property about four
miles from Baltimore, known as 'Hall
springs; contains ans, 90 acres ana M IS I'M
p pf lie ,,, ~ e rr Sos 500 600 ny sos'
Tbo s,r;ko of tho Rolt;more o,ossblowers 10
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az an emu ine men uiu n ", "ans " ~ ou',
. W. wele ioleeu " w ~. .ne men acceP .Il
ms Juss N 90 =. 'ae
New Jersey, where the glass. blowers have
withdrawn from the Knights of Labor.
Dr Wiiiiam ID. uray, OF west raiis, OF
r rsS;. cIansy, mas iheen.ea perpetual
;,hny. o,bar ouar tha,, .hat of WI, ie
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iieue,'sA 'o' :" 70" uays pa''-
A church work convention OF the third DIS
sr,ctf OF Maryiand cihss,s1of the Keformes
y WI W ielu y. ine NJ
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nary. n c nuniDer N MINISTER'S inciuuins
news y. EIe'er, y LeiereT, u: Ailin IN
nam anu u. "A. Deatriek, OF Daitihore, VIII
participate In the proceedlngs.
The "Modern Languages Convention of
America met on Thursday evening in Johns
Hopkins University, at Baltimore. Professor
Oliman mau .s an 4auress Oh weiGIme, wnlch
e =. 1y ~ SaI
NaarI, al, ,h ,a 1850
Ca: a., .ae psin,pa 'onsses ~ 'ue n''eu
o'a'es ai7 Iep'esen'eu'
Daniel Rappanler, son OF Christian +:
Rappanier, OF the second district of Howard
county. died at the residence of his father last
Monday afternoon, in his S7th year. Mr..
kappanier had been successfully engaged in
several wears He was taken SICK with ma.
laria about two months AGO. since which time
he has been a great sufferer